Sad-iron heater.



W. A. FLATT.

SAD IRON HEATER.

APPLICATION I'ILED NOV. 6, i907.

Patented May 25, 1909.

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UNITED PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM A. FLATT, OF DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR TO THE IMPROVED APPLIANCE COMPANY, OF DENVER, COLORADO, A CORPORATION.

SAD-IRON HEATER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 6, 1907.

Patented May 25, 1909.

Serial No. 401,011.

"' Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sad-Iron I-Ieaters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to furnaces or heaters and it refers more especially to that class of heaters which is particularly adapted for he ating flat-irons or implements of like nature.

The object of this invention is to so 0011- struct a heater that flat irons or like objects 2 to be heated will consecutively and automatically be brought into a position directly g struction places the supporting surface 17 at above the heating means by the withdrawal of the hot implements from the heater as l This invention consists also of other combinations, constructions and arrangements which will be hereinafter more specifically pointed out and claimed. 7

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation disclosing a form of this invention, and Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same with the flat irons removed.

One embodiment of this invention is disclosed in the accompanying drawings in which 10 designates a standard for one end of the stove, being formed preferably of cast metal and being provided with means for supporting the bottom 11 of the heater.

The standard 12 is similar in construction but higher than standard 10 and supports the opposite end of the heater. The stand ard 12 is provided with means for supporting one end of the bottom 11 of the heater.

The gas burner 13 is positioned over the bottom 11 having gas outlets 14 under the lower portion of the supporting surface 17.

The gas outlets 14 extend across the heater so that the object 15 which is placed over the flame will be heated uniformly. Applicant does not wish to limit his device to be heated by a gas burner but any source of heat which can be conveniently used in the furnace may be employed.

The means for supporting the objects 15 and 16, to be heated on the top of the furnace, consists of a plurality of pieces 17 eX- tending between, and having their ends secured to the upper ends of the standards 10 and 12 by any suitable means as bolts 18. The supporting surface 17 may be constructed in various forms, the necessary features being that it be placed at an incline and that it will accomplish the same results of feeding the implements to be heated toward the heating end of the furnace. This consuch an incline that any object placed on it at any point will be caused to slide by its own weight toward the lower standard 10. At this end of the furnace the object will be held, by means of the flange 19 forming a part of the standard 10, over the flame at the gas outlets 14 until such object is raised from the surface 17 and out of engagement with flange 19.

The operation of the device is as follows 1-- Flat irons or implements to be heated are placed on supporting surface 17 from the lower end upward, each one of said implements hearing against the one neXt below it.

When the flame has sufficiently heated the I implement directly over it, said implement is then removed for use. The remaining irons will then slide down the inclined surface until the neXt iron is brought over the flame to be heated, when the operation is again repeated.

The stove may be constructed as large as may )e desired so as to accommodate any number of irons.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is;

1. In a sad iron heater the combination of an inclined rest provided with a stop at the lower side, said rest adapted to support a plurality of sad irons at different altitudes, a burner for heating the lowermost sad iron, the sad iron next in order adapted to slide to a position over the burner when the lowermost sad iron is removed.

2. In a sad iron heater, the combination of a rest, means to support the rest at an inclination, a stop formed at the lower side of the rest, said rest being proportioned to support a plurality of sad irons at different altitudes, a burner disposed for heating the lowermost sad iron, the sad iron neXt in order being adapted to slide to position over the burner when the lowermost sad iron is removed, and means to control the introduction of fuel to the burner.

3. In a sad iron heater, the combination of spaced inclined frame pieces, a stop formed at the lower ends of the inclined frame pieces,

said frame pieces producing a rest adapted to support a plurality of sad irons at d'lfiierent altitudes, a burner disposed beneath the frame pieces and positioned for heating the lowermost sad iron, the next sad iron in order being adapted to slide to a position over the burner when the lowermost sad iron is removed.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAlVI A. FLATT. Witnesses ISABEL M. STRONG, CARLE WHITEI-IEAD. 

